Chad Lehrmann Authorcast
Tackling issues in culture, education, independent authorship, and the occasional urban legend, this podcast has it all. Chats with Chad segments are more lighthearted and fun discussions of things going in his author and teaching journeys. Didactic Cafe segments are dealing with ethical and moral issues in education and the world in general. Culture Cuts feature book and movie reviews as well as diving into cultural controversies and touchstones of the moment. And finally, Urban Legends Unmasked look at local and state legends from around the United states, and the lessons (or warnings) they have for us.
Chad Lehrmann Authorcast
Chats With Chad: Who Are The Edelweiss Pirates?
My latest book, In The Fields Of The Eagle, tells the story of Klaus Volk, a teenager in Nazi Germany of the 1930s. While the book is historical fiction, the events are real, and Klaus is inspired by some real-life teenage rebels called the Edelweiss Pirates. They engaged in sabotage, pranks, and eventually even armed rebellion against the Nazis. These little known heroes of history deserve to be known, so aside from writing a book about them, I wanted to share the actual history of 1930s Germany that led to their creation, and what they did.